http://thestar.com.my/news/sarawak/ Update: Friday, May 24, 2013 MYT 12:05:33 PM http://thestar.com.my/common/images/thestar_140x45.gif http://thestar.com.my/news/sarawak/ 88 31 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153638&sec=sarawak MIRI: Reckless driving now accounts for at least 70% of road accidents and road deaths in Sarawak, and this worrying news is made worse by the fact that there has been a 30% increase in the number of new vehicles on the state’s roads. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153638&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:28:53 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153105&sec=sarawak KUCHING: The city’s public bus routes may see a change soon in an effort to encourage more people to use public transport and eventually reduce traffic congestion. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153105&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:37 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154321&sec=sarawak AMENDMENTS to the Housing Developers Control and Licensing Ordinance will be tabled in the next sitting, says Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154321&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:33:38 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153958&sec=sarawak KUCHING: The vast majority of rural primary school pupils, who are boarders, survive only on RM8 worth of food ration a day, says Ali Biju (PKR-Krian). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153958&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:53 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154365&sec=sarawak THE Sarawak Legislative Assembly has passed the Supplementary Supply (2012) Bill, 2013 for second supplementary estimates of ordinary expenditure 2012, second supplementary estimates of development expenditure 2012 and first supplementary estimates of development expenditure 2013. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154365&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:34:20 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153759&sec=sarawak WONG Ho Leng (DAP-Bukit Asek) called upon Sarawakians to disapprove of the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153759&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:08 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154119&sec=sarawak SERIAN District Council (MDS) has been accused of being biased. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154119&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:37:23 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13152104&sec=sarawak KUCHING: The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the proposed Baram dam will be released in October, said Sarawak Energy Berhad chief executive Torstein Dale Sjotveit. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13152104&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:41 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13152696&sec=sarawak KUCHING: From donning traditional gear during protests to wearing suits and speaking as conference delegates, anti-dam activists continue to make their presence felt at the International Hydropower Association World Congress. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13152696&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:43:29 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13152069&sec=sarawak Clearly the delineation of constituencies has to be reformed, with a reasonable and sensible approach towards deciding the rural weightage. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13152069&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:58 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154433&sec=sarawak KUCHING: Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) is monitoring 200 messy vacant lots within its jurisdiction. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154433&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153116&sec=sarawak KUCHING: Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud wants the Sarawak Museum to be more appealing to the younger generation. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153116&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:00 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13151508&sec=sarawak KUCHING: PRS’ heartache over its posts in the Federal Cabinet appears to have been soothed after a meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13151508&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:45 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154143&sec=sarawak KUCHING: SPDP is not fussy as to what ministerial post it is given and will gladly accept any duty. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13154143&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:22 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13151598&sec=sarawak KUCHING: Pepper farmers may soon be required to diversify their crops, including planting rubber or oil palm, to keep them afloat when prices are down and to ensure that Malaysia maintains its position as one of the world’s leading exporters of the commodity. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13151598&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 11:59:39 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153005&sec=sarawak KUCHING: Malaysian palm oil could have found its most capable advocate yet in new Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/24/sarawak/13153005&sec=sarawak Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:27 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13145948&sec=sarawak KUCHING: They came donning their traditional head gears, the Kayan women in their ’sepungan lunuk’ and the Kenyah men in their ‘tupi da’ah’. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13145948&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:17 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147009&sec=sarawak KUCHING: Some grassroots leaders representing communities affected by the construction of hydroelectric dams apparently see the projects as their people’s ticket out of poverty and not because they are “stupid”. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147009&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:08 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13146028&sec=sarawak KUCHING: The state government has released the proposed Murum Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the communities directly affected by the Murum hydroelectric project. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13146028&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:10:09 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13146311&sec=sarawak KUCHING: Native Adat and Penan Affairs Assistant Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai has described the Murum Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) a significant step forward in the state’s policy on resettlement. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13146311&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:08 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147110&sec=sarawak AN opposition member has asked that the detailed report of Bakun Dam’s modus operandi, its progress and business ope- rations be made available in the august house. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147110&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:08 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147941&sec=sarawak THE state government has been told to stop further dam constructions. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147941&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:08 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13146616&sec=sarawak KUCHING: The Government does not provide allocation to upgrade logging roads in the state, says Rural Development Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13146616&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:38 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147255&sec=sarawak PLENTY of effort is being made to ensure that Sungai Sarawak will become one of the most recognised tourist destinations in the state. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147255&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:08 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13146833&sec=sarawak A BARISAN Nasional backbencher has called on the government to speed up the implementation of the proposed Igan bridge. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13146833&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:53 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147304&sec=sarawak DR Abdul Rahman Junaidi (BN-Pantai Damai has suggested to the state government to draw up a long-term master plan to manage the increasing urban population. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/sarawak/13147304&sec=sarawak Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:27 +0800